The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: April 10, 2024 – The News-Gazette

The mid-season World Cup in Qatar last year led to players from Europe’s top five leagues spending an average of eight days longer on the sidelines due to injury in the months after the tournament, a study has revealed.

Kalvin Phillips has said Pep Guardiola’s comment last year about his weight was the toughest moment of 18 months at Manchester City.